About the summer school
Blockchain is the biggest challenge faced by antitrust law in the last 20 years. The core features of this technology create numerous issues for our legal systems to the point of endangering them. This is very true for intellectual property law and digital privacy as well. This summer school, a world first, will address all of these challenges from two perspectives: blockchain as the best ally to our legal systems and blockchain as its work enemy. And maybe it’s not all black & white ; )
This summer school is designed for legal experts, including, lawyers, practitioners, master and Ph.D. students (enrolled in a law degree), competition authorities’ case handlers, academics, government representatives, policy officers, judges and anyone interested in understanding how blockchain will challenge our societies as well as our legal systems. Technical knowledge of blockchain is not required (no worries).
Prof. Thibault Schrepel (creator and coordinator of the summer school)
Contact Info
Prof. Thibault Schrepel
t.schrepel@uu.nl
8 – 12 July 2019
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Utrecht Law Summer School
Utrecht Summer School is the biggest in Europe. The University is also constantly ranked amongst the world top universities. Come experience the “Utrecht feeling”, 20 minutes away from Amsterdam by train (see on the map).
Our Speakers
More to be announced.
Day 1
8 JULY 2019
Blockchain & antitrust law
(provisional, to be completed)
Talk Prof. Thibault Schrepel, Catalina Goanta & Marieke Hopman
Schedule
09:00-10:00
10:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
13:00-15:00 15:00-17:00
Welcome
HISTORY OF BLOCKCHAIN
GENERAL LEGAL ISSUEs
BLOckCHAIn & CARTELs
BLOCKCHAIN & ABUSE OF DOMINANCE
Day 2
9 july 2019
Blockchain & antitrust law
(provisional, to be completed)
Talk by Chris Pike, Sebastian Louven & David Saive
Schedule
10:00-12:00
13:00-16:00 18:00
BLOCKCHAIN & ANTITRUST BY DESIGN
THE OECD’S PERSPECTIVE: emerging issues & opportunities for competition policy
BOAT ON tHE cANAL
Day 3
10 july 2019
Blockchain and data protection
(provisional, to be completed)
Talk by Steven Nam (Stanford University)
Schedule
10:00-12:00
13:00-16:00
TBA
TBA
Day 4
11 july 2019
Blockchain and IP law
(provisional, to be completed)
Talk by Olga Mack (Berkeley University)
Schedule
10:00-12:00
13:00-16:00 19:00
tBA
TBA Diner
Day 5
12 july 2019
Blockchain in practice
(provisional, to be completed)
Schedule
09:30-12:30
blockchain demo in a start-up (Amsterdam)
Our Sponsors
More to be announced.
Interested in sponsoring this summer school? Let’s talk about it (t.schrepel@uu.nl)
